Guaidó thanked European support and humanitarian aid

Venezuela 's self – proclaimed president, Juan Guaidó, announced Monday that he would ask the European governments who have recognized him in recent hours as interim president to protect Venezuelan badets under his jurisdiction and to protect him. send humanitarian aid to the country.

Guaidó appeared before the Caracas press to thank Spain and other member states of the European Union (EU) who complied on Monday with the ultimatum given to Nicolás Maduro on January 26 to convene presidential elections at eight days with the threat of recognizing the "president in charge".

"We will remember February 4 as the day when the entire world recognized the struggle for freedom in Venezuela," he said. "This recognition (…) of more than 20 countries is a recognition for you, Venezuelans, who have never stopped fighting," he said.

Asked about the recognition made by the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, the President of the National Assembly expressed his "deep gratitude" for "the clarity he has". "I think it was a meridian," he says.

Italy?

On Italy, whose president, Sergio Mattarella, urged the government of the League and the 5-star Movement to recognize Guaidó, he also answered questions from the press that he wished to have the press. ;Italy. "But we understand that it's a government problem," he said.

In addition, he stressed that while "recognition in Europe" is "very important membership", the legitimacy as "president in charge" is given by the Venezuelan Constitution. He clarified that countries that do not opt ​​or do not do for Maduro will not stop what you have defined as an "unstoppable" process.

Concrete actions

Guaidó foresaw that "in the short term" he had two concrete demands that he intended to convey to the European governments who had recognized him as acting agent. "Protection of badets and humanitarian aid," he said.

The opposition leader stressed the importance of humanitarian aid starting to enter Venezuela. He thus celebrated the six million euros announced by Germany and the 53 million Canadian dollars (about 35 million euros) promised by Canada. The United States has already announced an initial contribution of $ 20 million

He also said that the National Assembly would proceed on Tuesday with a "new cycle" of appointing diplomatic representatives to the countries granting this recognition, which would include the Europeans, although it did not. not precised.

Last week, the Venezuelan Parliament appointed diplomatic representatives in a dozen countries, mostly in Latin America, and before the Lima group.

Order in Uruguay

In addition, he urged Uruguay not to authorize a $ 1,000 million transfer that, according to the Maduro government, would attempt to make from a Development Bank account. Economic and Social Council of Venezuela (Bands) in this country.

"They are trying to transfer to Bandes a money that is in one of the accounts in Uruguay.The appeal is sent to Uruguay so that it does not lend itself to stealing some of money, we can talk about $ 1,000 to $ 1,200 million ",.

Finally, he announced Tuesday that he would announce new representatives in other countries that recognize him as interim president, as he has done for much of the American continent, including the ### Argentina, last week.

It is very likely that tomorrow he will appoint representatives in the 20 European countries who have recognized him today. Mr Guaidó, however, said that he would not attend the meeting held on Thursday in Montevideo by Uruguay, Mexico and the European Union, with the aim of opening a dialogue with the Venezuela.

"I do not doubt the good faith of Mexico or the European Union, but I do not count on us for an election under these conditions," he said, explaining that he did not consider not Maduro's dialogue offer "credible" and therefore would not enter. in "a false negotiation".